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George Bernard Shaw: Life at its...

George Bernard Shaw: Life at its...

Life at its noblest leaves mere happiness far behind; and indeed cannnot endure it. . . . Happiness is not the object...

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George Bernard Shaw: Medical science is...

George Bernard Shaw: Medical science is...

Medical science is as yet very imperfectly differentiated from common curemongering...

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Alfred, Lord Tennyson: I wind about,...

Alfred, Lord Tennyson: I wind about,...

I wind about, and in and out,
With here a blossom sailing,
And here and there a lusty trout,
And here and...

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Oscar Wilde: The Bostonians take...

Oscar Wilde: The Bostonians take...

The Bostonians take their learning too sadly: culture with them is an accomplishment rather than an atmosphere; their...

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Oscar Wilde: As for begging,...

Oscar Wilde: As for begging,...

As for begging, it is safer to beg than to take, but it is finer to take than to beg.

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Oscar Wilde: A map of...

Oscar Wilde: A map of...

A map of the world that does not include Utopia is not worth even glancing at, for it leaves out the one country at...

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Oscar Wilde: Every great man...

Oscar Wilde: Every great man...

Every great man nowadays has his disciples, and it is usually Judas who writes the...

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Oscar Wilde: Cultivated leisure is...

Oscar Wilde: Cultivated leisure is...

Cultivated leisure is the aim of man.

Source: The Soul of Man under Socialism, in...

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Oscar Wilde: In this world...

Oscar Wilde: In this world...

In this world there are two tragedies. One is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it. The last is...

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Oscar Wilde: It requires one...

Oscar Wilde: It requires one...

It requires one to assume such indecent postures.

Source: Explaining why he did not...

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Oscar Wilde: Keep love in...

Oscar Wilde: Keep love in...

Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are...

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Oscar Wilde: Public Opinion... an...

Oscar Wilde: Public Opinion... an...

Public Opinion... an attempt to organize the ignorance of the community, and to elevate it to the dignity of physical...

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Oscar Wilde: Life is too...

Oscar Wilde: Life is too...

Life is too important to be taken seriously.

Source: In Webster's Electronic...

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Oscar Wilde: Men of thought...

Oscar Wilde: Men of thought...

Men of thought should have nothing to do with action.

Source: In Webster's...

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Oscar Wilde: The one duty...

Oscar Wilde: The one duty...

The one duty we owe to history is to rewrite it.

Source: Gilbert, in The Critic as...

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Oscar Wilde: A subject that...

Oscar Wilde: A subject that...

A subject that is beautiful in itself gives no suggestion to the artist. It lacks...

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Ogden Nash: You scour the...

Ogden Nash: You scour the...

You scour the Bowery, ransack the Bronx,
Through funeral parlors and honky-tonks.
From river to river you comb...

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Oscar Wilde: Humanity takes itself...

Oscar Wilde: Humanity takes itself...

Humanity takes itself too seriously. It is the world's original sin. If the caveman had known how to laugh, the world...

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Oscar Wilde: Real beauty ends...

Oscar Wilde: Real beauty ends...

Real beauty ends where an intellectual expression begins.

Source: In Webster's...

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Oscar Wilde: My great mistake,...

Oscar Wilde: My great mistake,...

My great mistake, the fault for which I can't forgive myself, is that one day I ceased my obstinate pursuit of my own...

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